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The U.S. Department of Education blames teachers for low test scores, and parents could be next, writes Maine educator Maja Wilson. She argues that rather than looking for ways to boost achievement, officials are assigning blame through a so-called "accountability movement." She writes that Education Secretary Arne Duncan's next move might be to implement a system he saw while working in Chicago schools that graded parents on whether they were involved in schools and their students were prepared to learn

I see some good ideas with Michelle Rhee's work here but I have to say it appears to me to be more of a political ploy tool than anything. Why not join pre-exisiting resources / movements? Why does it have to be something created by her?